Blood Red Road – Moira Young

This first book in the Dustlands trilogy is like a cross between Cormac McCarthy and Suzanne Collins, and it’s great fun! Saba is a tough, no-nonsense young woman raised in the dusts of a post-apocalyptic wasteland. In marvellously Western fashion, a group of mysterious riders kidnap her twin and kill her pa. It’s now up to Saba to save her brother. Along the way she encounters a corrupt king, a band of heroic amazons, and a charming rogue she feels a peculiar sense of connection to. This book really stands out for me amongst the different teen dystopia series out there. Saba’s got grit! (submitted by NE)